diff --git a/examples/overlaysExample.js b/examples/overlaysExample.js
index c7bc28db96..3ab70a0562 100644
--- a/examples/overlaysExample.js
+++ b/examples/overlaysExample.js
@@ -167,6 +167,48 @@ var clipboardPreview = Overlays.addOverlay("clipboard", {
                                            visible: true
                                            });
 
+// Demonstrate retrieving overlay properties
+print("Text overlay text property value =\n" + Overlays.getProperty(text, "text"));
+print("Text overlay alpha =\n" + Overlays.getProperty(text, "alpha"));
+print("Text overlay visible =\n" + Overlays.getProperty(text, "visible"));
+print("Text overlay font size =\n" + Overlays.getProperty(text, "font").size);
+print("Text overlay anchor =\n" + Overlays.getProperty(text, "anchor"));
+print("Text overlay unknown property value =\n" + Overlays.getProperty(text, "unknown"));  // value = undefined
+var sliderBounds = Overlays.getProperty(slider, "bounds");
+print("Slider overlay bounds =\n"
+    + "x: " + sliderBounds.x + "\n"
+    + "y: " + sliderBounds.y + "\n"
+    + "width: " + sliderBounds.width + "\n"
+    + "height: " + sliderBounds.height
+    );
+
+var cubePosition = Overlays.getProperty(cube, "position");
+print("Cube overlay position =\n"
+    + "x: " + cubePosition.x + "\n"
+    + "y: " + cubePosition.y + "\n"
+    + "z: " + cubePosition.z
+    );
+var cubeColor = Overlays.getProperty(cube, "color");
+print("Cube overlay color =\n"
+    + "red:   " + cubeColor.red + "\n"
+    + "green: " + cubeColor.green + "\n"
+    + "blue:  " + cubeColor.blue
+    );
+var modelOverlayProperties = {
+    textures: {
+        filename1: "http://url1",
+        filename2: "http://url2"
+    }
+}
+var modelOverlay = Overlays.addOverlay("model", modelOverlayProperties);
+var textures = Overlays.getProperty(modelOverlay, "textures");
+var textureValues = "";
+for (key in textures) {
+    textureValues += "\n" + key + ": " + textures[key];
+}
+print("Model overlay textures =" + textureValues);
+Overlays.deleteOverlay(modelOverlay);
+print("Unknown overlay property =\n" + Overlays.getProperty(1000, "text"));  // value = undefined
 
 // When our script shuts down, we should clean up all of our overlays
 function scriptEnding() {
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 6188811442..605bd62118 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -3902,7 +3902,9 @@ void Application::registerScriptEngineWithApplicationServices(ScriptEngine* scri
     connect(scriptEngine, SIGNAL(loadScript(const QString&, bool)), this, SLOT(loadScript(const QString&, bool)));
 
     scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("Overlays", &_overlays);
-    qScriptRegisterMetaType(scriptEngine, RayToOverlayIntersectionResultToScriptValue, RayToOverlayIntersectionResultFromScriptValue);
+    qScriptRegisterMetaType(scriptEngine, OverlayPropertyResultToScriptValue, OverlayPropertyResultFromScriptValue);
+    qScriptRegisterMetaType(scriptEngine, RayToOverlayIntersectionResultToScriptValue, 
+                            RayToOverlayIntersectionResultFromScriptValue);
 
     QScriptValue windowValue = scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("Window", WindowScriptingInterface::getInstance());
     scriptEngine->registerGetterSetter("location", LocationScriptingInterface::locationGetter,
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Base3DOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Base3DOverlay.cpp
index 89dd4d4b01..a83772d01b 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Base3DOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Base3DOverlay.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,32 @@ void Base3DOverlay::setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties) {
     }
 }
 
+QScriptValue Base3DOverlay::getProperty(const QString& property) {
+    if (property == "position" || property == "start" || property == "p1" || property == "point") {
+        return vec3toScriptValue(_scriptEngine, _position);
+    }
+    if (property == "lineWidth") {
+        return _lineWidth;
+    }
+    if (property == "rotation") {
+        return quatToScriptValue(_scriptEngine, _rotation);
+    }
+    if (property == "isSolid" || property == "isFilled" || property == "solid" || property == "filed") {
+        return _isSolid;
+    }
+    if (property == "isWire" || property == "wire") {
+        return !_isSolid;
+    }
+    if (property == "isDashedLine" || property == "dashed") {
+        return _isDashedLine;
+    }
+    if (property == "ignoreRayIntersection") {
+        return _ignoreRayIntersection;
+    }
+
+    return Overlay::getProperty(property);
+}
+
 bool Base3DOverlay::findRayIntersection(const glm::vec3& origin, const glm::vec3& direction,
                                                         float& distance, BoxFace& face) const {
     return false;
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Base3DOverlay.h b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Base3DOverlay.h
index 75ce6b303d..7b7fa1a8f4 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Base3DOverlay.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Base3DOverlay.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public:
     void setIgnoreRayIntersection(bool value) { _ignoreRayIntersection = value; }
 
     virtual void setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties);
+    virtual QScriptValue getProperty(const QString& property);
 
     virtual bool findRayIntersection(const glm::vec3& origin, const glm::vec3& direction, float& distance, BoxFace& face) const;
 
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/BillboardOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/BillboardOverlay.cpp
index c8d4877bb5..b36202cb04 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/BillboardOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/BillboardOverlay.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,23 @@ void BillboardOverlay::setProperties(const QScriptValue &properties) {
     }
 }
 
+QScriptValue BillboardOverlay::getProperty(const QString& property) {
+    if (property == "url") {
+        return _url;
+    }
+    if (property == "subImage") {
+        return qRectToScriptValue(_scriptEngine, _fromImage);
+    }
+    if (property == "scale") {
+        return _scale;
+    }
+    if (property == "isFacingAvatar") {
+        return _isFacingAvatar;
+    }
+
+    return Base3DOverlay::getProperty(property);
+}
+
 void BillboardOverlay::setURL(const QString& url) {
     setBillboardURL(url);
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/BillboardOverlay.h b/interface/src/ui/overlays/BillboardOverlay.h
index 018ca5f5cf..3a22a247f0 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/BillboardOverlay.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/BillboardOverlay.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual void setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties);
     void setClipFromSource(const QRect& bounds) { _fromImage = bounds; }
+    virtual QScriptValue getProperty(const QString& property);
 
     virtual bool findRayIntersection(const glm::vec3& origin, const glm::vec3& direction, float& distance, BoxFace& face) const;
     
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Circle3DOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Circle3DOverlay.cpp
index 144119c450..986088cebb 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Circle3DOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Circle3DOverlay.cpp
@@ -299,6 +299,45 @@ void Circle3DOverlay::setProperties(const QScriptValue &properties) {
     }
 }
 
+QScriptValue Circle3DOverlay::getProperty(const QString& property) {
+    if (property == "startAt") {
+        return _startAt;
+    }
+    if (property == "endAt") {
+        return _endAt;
+    }
+    if (property == "outerRadius") {
+        return _outerRadius;
+    }
+    if (property == "innerRadius") {
+        return _innerRadius;
+    }
+    if (property == "hasTickMarks") {
+        return _hasTickMarks;
+    }
+    if (property == "majorTickMarksAngle") {
+        return _majorTickMarksAngle;
+    }
+    if (property == "minorTickMarksAngle") {
+        return _minorTickMarksAngle;
+    }
+    if (property == "majorTickMarksLength") {
+        return _majorTickMarksLength;
+    }
+    if (property == "minorTickMarksLength") {
+        return _minorTickMarksLength;
+    }
+    if (property == "majorTickMarksColor") {
+        return xColorToScriptValue(_scriptEngine, _majorTickMarksColor);
+    }
+    if (property == "minorTickMarksColor") {
+        return xColorToScriptValue(_scriptEngine, _minorTickMarksColor);
+    }
+
+    return Planar3DOverlay::getProperty(property);
+}
+
+
 bool Circle3DOverlay::findRayIntersection(const glm::vec3& origin, 
                                 const glm::vec3& direction, float& distance, BoxFace& face) const {
 
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Circle3DOverlay.h b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Circle3DOverlay.h
index 191a0d3100..816ed280f9 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Circle3DOverlay.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Circle3DOverlay.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public:
     ~Circle3DOverlay();
     virtual void render(RenderArgs* args);
     virtual void setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties);
+    virtual QScriptValue getProperty(const QString& property);
 
     float getStartAt() const { return _startAt; }
     float getEndAt() const { return _endAt; }
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Grid3DOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Grid3DOverlay.cpp
index c628199fe3..dee5d5d60a 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Grid3DOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Grid3DOverlay.cpp
@@ -116,3 +116,14 @@ void Grid3DOverlay::setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties) {
         _majorGridEvery = properties.property("majorGridEvery").toVariant().toInt();
     }
 }
+
+QScriptValue Grid3DOverlay::getProperty(const QString& property) {
+    if (property == "minorGridWidth") {
+        return _minorGridWidth;
+    }
+    if (property == "majorGridEvery") {
+        return _majorGridEvery;
+    }
+
+    return Base3DOverlay::getProperty(property);
+}
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Grid3DOverlay.h b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Grid3DOverlay.h
index b1675f15d7..3e6a235d54 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Grid3DOverlay.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Grid3DOverlay.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual void render(RenderArgs* args);
     virtual void setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties);
+    virtual QScriptValue getProperty(const QString& property);
 
 private:
     float _minorGridWidth;
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/ImageOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/ImageOverlay.cpp
index 3b9d95af2e..615872e6ef 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/ImageOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/ImageOverlay.cpp
@@ -151,4 +151,13 @@ void ImageOverlay::setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties) {
     }
 }
 
+QScriptValue ImageOverlay::getProperty(const QString& property) {
+    if (property == "subImage") {
+        return qRectToScriptValue(_scriptEngine, _fromImage);
+    }
+    if (property == "imageURL") {
+        return _imageURL.toString();
+    }
 
+    return Overlay2D::getProperty(property);
+}
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/ImageOverlay.h b/interface/src/ui/overlays/ImageOverlay.h
index ef1ead8c02..bf4f2860ad 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/ImageOverlay.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/ImageOverlay.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public:
     void setClipFromSource(const QRect& bounds) { _fromImage = bounds; _wantClipFromImage = true; }
     void setImageURL(const QUrl& url);
     virtual void setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties);
+    virtual QScriptValue getProperty(const QString& property);
 
 private slots:
     void replyFinished(); // we actually want to hide this...
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Line3DOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Line3DOverlay.cpp
index 18671ea074..896ebd1e68 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Line3DOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Line3DOverlay.cpp
@@ -79,3 +79,11 @@ void Line3DOverlay::setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties) {
         }
     }
 }
+
+QScriptValue Line3DOverlay::getProperty(const QString& property) {
+    if (property == "end" || property == "endPoint" || property == "p2") {
+        return vec3toScriptValue(_scriptEngine, _end);
+    }
+
+    return Base3DOverlay::getProperty(property);
+}
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Line3DOverlay.h b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Line3DOverlay.h
index f9c4e0d6d6..0148648c35 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Line3DOverlay.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Line3DOverlay.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public:
     void setEnd(const glm::vec3& end) { _end = end; }
 
     virtual void setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties);
+    virtual QScriptValue getProperty(const QString& property);
 
 protected:
     glm::vec3 _end;
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/LocalVoxelsOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/LocalVoxelsOverlay.cpp
index dcfc79f3b4..3ca79d548c 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/LocalVoxelsOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/LocalVoxelsOverlay.cpp
@@ -103,3 +103,14 @@ void LocalVoxelsOverlay::setProperties(const QScriptValue &properties) {
     }
 }
 
+QScriptValue LocalVoxelsOverlay::getProperty(const QString& property) {
+    if (property == "scale") {
+        return vec3toScriptValue(_scriptEngine, getDimensions());
+    }
+    if (property == "name") {
+        return _treeName;
+    }
+
+    return Volume3DOverlay::getProperty(property);
+}
+
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/LocalVoxelsOverlay.h b/interface/src/ui/overlays/LocalVoxelsOverlay.h
index 46a88407af..25ad4738b9 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/LocalVoxelsOverlay.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/LocalVoxelsOverlay.h
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ public:
     virtual void render(RenderArgs* args);
     
     virtual void setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties);
-    
+    virtual QScriptValue getProperty(const QString& property);
+
 private:
     static QMap<QString, WeakVoxelSystemPointer> _voxelSystemMap; // treeName/voxelSystem
     
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/ModelOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/ModelOverlay.cpp
index 150d40f15a..a2abfe77b1 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/ModelOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/ModelOverlay.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 ModelOverlay::ModelOverlay()
     : _model(),
+      _modelTextures(QVariantMap()),
       _scale(1.0f),
       _updateModel(false)
 {
@@ -114,6 +115,8 @@ void ModelOverlay::setProperties(const QScriptValue &properties) {
             QMetaObject::invokeMethod(&_model, "setTextureWithNameToURL", Qt::AutoConnection,
                                       Q_ARG(const QString&, key),
                                       Q_ARG(const QUrl&, newTextureURL));
+
+            _modelTextures[key] = newTextureURL;  // Keep local track of textures for getProperty()
         }
     }
 
@@ -122,6 +125,34 @@ void ModelOverlay::setProperties(const QScriptValue &properties) {
     }
 }
 
+QScriptValue ModelOverlay::getProperty(const QString& property) {
+    if (property == "url") {
+        return _url.toString();
+    }
+    if (property == "scale") {
+        return _scale;
+    }
+    if (property == "rotation") {
+        return quatToScriptValue(_scriptEngine, _rotation);
+    }
+    if (property == "dimensions") {
+        return vec3toScriptValue(_scriptEngine, _model.getScaleToFitDimensions());
+    }
+    if (property == "textures") {
+        if (_modelTextures.size() > 0) {
+            QScriptValue textures = _scriptEngine->newObject();
+            foreach(const QString& key, _modelTextures.keys()) {
+                textures.setProperty(key, _modelTextures[key].toString());
+            }
+            return textures;
+        } else {
+            return QScriptValue();
+        }
+    }
+
+    return Base3DOverlay::getProperty(property);
+}
+
 bool ModelOverlay::findRayIntersection(const glm::vec3& origin, const glm::vec3& direction,
                                                         float& distance, BoxFace& face) const {
     
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/ModelOverlay.h b/interface/src/ui/overlays/ModelOverlay.h
index 26471a79e1..c9f6799e8c 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/ModelOverlay.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/ModelOverlay.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public:
     virtual void update(float deltatime);
     virtual void render(RenderArgs* args);
     virtual void setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties);
+    virtual QScriptValue getProperty(const QString& property);
     virtual bool findRayIntersection(const glm::vec3& origin, const glm::vec3& direction, float& distance, BoxFace& face) const;
     virtual bool findRayIntersectionExtraInfo(const glm::vec3& origin, const glm::vec3& direction, 
                                                     float& distance, BoxFace& face, QString& extraInfo) const;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ public:
 private:
     
     Model _model;
+    QVariantMap _modelTextures;
     
     QUrl _url;
     glm::quat _rotation;
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlay.cpp
index 215119374e..a7c38946b7 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlay.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ Overlay::Overlay() :
 {
 }
 
-void Overlay::init(QGLWidget* parent) {
+void Overlay::init(QGLWidget* parent, QScriptEngine* scriptEngine) {
     _parent = parent;
+    _scriptEngine = scriptEngine;
 }
 
 
@@ -104,6 +105,44 @@ void Overlay::setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties) {
     }
 }
 
+QScriptValue Overlay::getProperty(const QString& property) {
+    if (property == "color") {
+        return xColorToScriptValue(_scriptEngine, _color);
+    }
+    if (property == "alpha") {
+        return _alpha;
+    }
+    if (property == "glowLevel") {
+        return _glowLevel;
+    }
+    if (property == "pulseMax") {
+        return _pulseMax;
+    }
+    if (property == "pulseMin") {
+        return _pulseMin;
+    }
+    if (property == "pulsePeriod") {
+        return _pulsePeriod;
+    }
+    if (property == "glowLevelPulse") {
+        return _glowLevelPulse;
+    }
+    if (property == "alphaPulse") {
+        return _alphaPulse;
+    }
+    if (property == "colorPulse") {
+        return _colorPulse;
+    }
+    if (property == "visible") {
+        return _visible;
+    }
+    if (property == "anchor") {
+        return _anchor == MY_AVATAR ? "MyAvatar" : "";
+    }
+
+    return QScriptValue();
+}
+
 xColor Overlay::getColor() { 
     if (_colorPulse == 0.0f) {
         return _color; 
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlay.h b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlay.h
index 81ddaf1a91..192bb5fd40 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlay.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlay.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <QScriptValue>
 #include <QString>
 
+#include <RegisteredMetaTypes.h>
 #include <SharedUtil.h> // for xColor
 #include <RenderArgs.h>
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ public:
     
     Overlay();
     ~Overlay();
-    void init(QGLWidget* parent);
+    void init(QGLWidget* parent, QScriptEngine* scriptEngine);
     virtual void update(float deltatime) {}
     virtual void render(RenderArgs* args) = 0;
 
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ public:
     void setAlphaPulse(float value) { _alphaPulse = value; }
 
     virtual void setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties);
+    virtual QScriptValue getProperty(const QString& property);
 
 protected:
     float updatePulse();
@@ -100,6 +102,8 @@ protected:
     xColor _color;
     bool _visible; // should the overlay be drawn at all
     Anchor _anchor;
+
+    QScriptEngine* _scriptEngine;
 };
 
  
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlay2D.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlay2D.cpp
index 0bdb8790cc..b7c0a3a3e4 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlay2D.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlay2D.cpp
@@ -64,3 +64,23 @@ void Overlay2D::setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties) {
         //qDebug() << "set bounds to " << getBounds();
     }
 }
+
+QScriptValue Overlay2D::getProperty(const QString& property) {
+    if (property == "bounds") {
+        return qRectToScriptValue(_scriptEngine, _bounds);
+    }
+    if (property == "x") {
+        return _bounds.x();
+    }
+    if (property == "y") {
+        return _bounds.y();
+    }
+    if (property == "width") {
+        return _bounds.width();
+    }
+    if (property == "height") {
+        return _bounds.height();
+    }
+
+    return Overlay::getProperty(property);
+}
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlay2D.h b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlay2D.h
index 283e7b7b23..d0d75c9397 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlay2D.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlay2D.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public:
     void setBounds(const QRect& bounds) { _bounds = bounds; }
 
     virtual void setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties);
+    virtual QScriptValue getProperty(const QString& property);
 
 protected:
     QRect _bounds; // where on the screen to draw
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.cpp
index 4bdabcc566..7bdddd6b42 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <typeinfo>
 #include <Application.h>
 #include <Menu.h>
+#include <QScriptValueIterator>
 
 #include "BillboardOverlay.h"
 #include "Circle3DOverlay.h"
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ Overlays::~Overlays() {
 
 void Overlays::init(QGLWidget* parent) {
     _parent = parent;
+    _scriptEngine = new QScriptEngine();
 }
 
 void Overlays::update(float deltatime) {
@@ -180,7 +182,7 @@ unsigned int Overlays::addOverlay(const QString& type, const QScriptValue& prope
 }
 
 unsigned int Overlays::addOverlay(Overlay* overlay) {
-    overlay->init(_parent);
+    overlay->init(_parent, _scriptEngine);
 
     QWriteLocker lock(&_lock);
     unsigned int thisID = _nextOverlayID;
@@ -242,6 +244,51 @@ unsigned int Overlays::getOverlayAtPoint(const glm::vec2& point) {
     return 0; // not found
 }
 
+OverlayPropertyResult Overlays::getProperty(unsigned int id, const QString& property) {
+    OverlayPropertyResult result;
+    Overlay* thisOverlay = NULL;
+    QReadLocker lock(&_lock);
+    if (_overlays2D.contains(id)) {
+        thisOverlay = _overlays2D[id];
+    } else if (_overlays3D.contains(id)) {
+        thisOverlay = _overlays3D[id];
+    }
+    if (thisOverlay) {
+        result.value = thisOverlay->getProperty(property);
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+OverlayPropertyResult::OverlayPropertyResult() :
+    value(QScriptValue())
+{
+}
+
+QScriptValue OverlayPropertyResultToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const OverlayPropertyResult& result)
+{
+    if (!result.value.isValid()) {
+        return QScriptValue::UndefinedValue;
+    }
+
+    QScriptValue object = engine->newObject();
+    if (result.value.isObject()) {
+        QScriptValueIterator it(result.value);
+        while (it.hasNext()) {
+            it.next();
+            object.setProperty(it.name(), QScriptValue(it.value().toString()));
+        }
+
+    } else {
+        object = result.value;
+    }
+    return object;
+}
+
+void OverlayPropertyResultFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& value, OverlayPropertyResult& result)
+{
+    result.value = value;
+}
+
 RayToOverlayIntersectionResult Overlays::findRayIntersection(const PickRay& ray) {
     float bestDistance = std::numeric_limits<float>::max();
     RayToOverlayIntersectionResult result;
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.h b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.h
index 66232196f2..5a66eb8ff5 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.h
@@ -16,6 +16,17 @@
 
 #include "Overlay.h"
 
+class OverlayPropertyResult {
+public:
+    OverlayPropertyResult();
+    QScriptValue value;
+};
+
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(OverlayPropertyResult);
+
+QScriptValue OverlayPropertyResultToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const OverlayPropertyResult& value);
+void OverlayPropertyResultFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& object, OverlayPropertyResult& value);
+
 class RayToOverlayIntersectionResult {
 public:
     RayToOverlayIntersectionResult();
@@ -27,6 +38,7 @@ public:
     QString extraInfo;
 };
 
+
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(RayToOverlayIntersectionResult);
 
 QScriptValue RayToOverlayIntersectionResultToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const RayToOverlayIntersectionResult& value);
@@ -59,6 +71,9 @@ public slots:
     /// returns the top most 2D overlay at the screen point, or 0 if not overlay at that point
     unsigned int getOverlayAtPoint(const glm::vec2& point);
 
+    /// returns the value of specified property, or null if there is no such property
+    OverlayPropertyResult getProperty(unsigned int id, const QString& property);
+
     /// returns details about the closest 3D Overlay hit by the pick ray
     RayToOverlayIntersectionResult findRayIntersection(const PickRay& ray);
     
@@ -77,6 +92,7 @@ private:
     QGLWidget* _parent;
     QReadWriteLock _lock;
     QReadWriteLock _deleteLock;
+    QScriptEngine* _scriptEngine;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Planar3DOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Planar3DOverlay.cpp
index 91a3a023f7..b2de7bdaad 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Planar3DOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Planar3DOverlay.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ void Planar3DOverlay::setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties) {
     }
 }
 
+QScriptValue Planar3DOverlay::getProperty(const QString& property) {
+    if (property == "dimensions" || property == "scale" || property == "size") {
+        return vec2toScriptValue(_scriptEngine, _dimensions);
+    }
+
+    Base3DOverlay::getProperty(property);
+}
+
 bool Planar3DOverlay::findRayIntersection(const glm::vec3& origin, const glm::vec3& direction,
                                                         float& distance, BoxFace& face) const {
 
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Planar3DOverlay.h b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Planar3DOverlay.h
index ee4bb3e05a..fe73cfbe08 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Planar3DOverlay.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Planar3DOverlay.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public:
     void setDimensions(const glm::vec2& value) { _dimensions = value; }
 
     virtual void setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties);
+    virtual QScriptValue getProperty(const QString& property);
 
     virtual bool findRayIntersection(const glm::vec3& origin, const glm::vec3& direction, float& distance, BoxFace& face) const;
 
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Text3DOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Text3DOverlay.cpp
index 12323e19df..8a8581599a 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Text3DOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Text3DOverlay.cpp
@@ -180,9 +180,38 @@ void Text3DOverlay::setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties) {
 
 }
 
+QScriptValue Text3DOverlay::getProperty(const QString& property) {
+    if (property == "text") {
+        return _text;
+    }
+    if (property == "backgroundColor") {
+        return xColorToScriptValue(_scriptEngine, _backgroundColor);
+    }
+    if (property == "lineHeight") {
+        return _lineHeight;
+    }
+    if (property == "leftMargin") {
+        return _leftMargin;
+    }
+    if (property == "topMargin") {
+        return _topMargin;
+    }
+    if (property == "rightMargin") {
+        return _rightMargin;
+    }
+    if (property == "bottomMargin") {
+        return _bottomMargin;
+    }
+    if (property == "isFacingAvatar") {
+        return _isFacingAvatar;
+    }
+    return Planar3DOverlay::getProperty(property);
+}
+
 float Text3DOverlay::textWidth(const QString& text) const {
     QFont font(SANS_FONT_FAMILY, FIXED_FONT_POINT_SIZE);  // Same font properties as render()
     QFontMetrics fontMetrics(font);
     float scaleFactor = _lineHeight * LINE_SCALE_RATIO / (float)FIXED_FONT_POINT_SIZE;
     return scaleFactor * (float)fontMetrics.width(qPrintable(text));
 }
+
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Text3DOverlay.h b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Text3DOverlay.h
index e9969b1cad..ceb52b492e 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Text3DOverlay.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Text3DOverlay.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public:
     void setIsFacingAvatar(bool isFacingAvatar) { _isFacingAvatar = isFacingAvatar; }
 
     virtual void setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties);
+    virtual QScriptValue getProperty(const QString& property);
 
     float textWidth(const QString& text) const;  // Meters
 
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/TextOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/TextOverlay.cpp
index 14d09d1496..1c3a626132 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/TextOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/TextOverlay.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,28 @@ void TextOverlay::setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties) {
     }
 }
 
+QScriptValue TextOverlay::getProperty(const QString& property) {
+    if (property == "font") {
+        QScriptValue font = _scriptEngine->newObject();
+        font.setProperty("size", _fontSize);
+        return font;
+    }
+    if (property == "text") {
+        return _text;
+    }
+    if (property == "backgroundColor") {
+        return xColorToScriptValue(_scriptEngine, _backgroundColor);
+    }
+    if (property == "leftMargin") {
+        return _leftMargin;
+    }
+    if (property == "topMargin") {
+        return _topMargin;
+    }
+
+    return Overlay2D::getProperty(property);
+}
+
 
 float TextOverlay::textWidth(const QString& text) const {
     QFont font(SANS_FONT_FAMILY, _fontSize, DEFAULT_FONT_WEIGHT);  // Same font properties as render()
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/TextOverlay.h b/interface/src/ui/overlays/TextOverlay.h
index 9fc6480eb7..7559b33df5 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/TextOverlay.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/TextOverlay.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public:
     void setFontSize(int fontSize) { _fontSize = fontSize; }
 
     virtual void setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties);
+    virtual QScriptValue getProperty(const QString& property);
 
     float textWidth(const QString& text) const;  // Pixels
 
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Volume3DOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Volume3DOverlay.cpp
index cc12d41e2e..0940caea04 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Volume3DOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Volume3DOverlay.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ void Volume3DOverlay::setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties) {
     }
 }
 
+QScriptValue Volume3DOverlay::getProperty(const QString& property) {
+    if (property == "dimensions" || property == "scale" || property == "size") {
+        return vec3toScriptValue(_scriptEngine, _dimensions);
+    }
+
+    return Base3DOverlay::getProperty(property);
+}
+
 bool Volume3DOverlay::findRayIntersection(const glm::vec3& origin, const glm::vec3& direction,
                                                         float& distance, BoxFace& face) const {
 
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Volume3DOverlay.h b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Volume3DOverlay.h
index 7cde169c30..8787759022 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Volume3DOverlay.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Volume3DOverlay.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public:
     void setDimensions(const glm::vec3& value) { _dimensions = value; }
 
     virtual void setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties);
+    virtual QScriptValue getProperty(const QString& property);
 
     virtual bool findRayIntersection(const glm::vec3& origin, const glm::vec3& direction, float& distance, BoxFace& face) const;
 
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.cpp
index 5867e2ef43..02b9d5c927 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <QColor>
 #include <QUrl>
 #include <QUuid>
+#include <QRect>
 
 #include <glm/gtc/quaternion.hpp>
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ void registerMetaTypes(QScriptEngine* engine) {
     qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, vec3toScriptValue, vec3FromScriptValue);
     qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, vec2toScriptValue, vec2FromScriptValue);
     qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, quatToScriptValue, quatFromScriptValue);
+    qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, qRectToScriptValue, qRectFromScriptValue);
     qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, xColorToScriptValue, xColorFromScriptValue);
     qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, qColorToScriptValue, qColorFromScriptValue);
     qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, qURLToScriptValue, qURLFromScriptValue);
@@ -96,6 +98,22 @@ void quatFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue &object, glm::quat& quat) {
     quat.w = object.property("w").toVariant().toFloat();
 }
 
+QScriptValue qRectToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const QRect& rect) {
+    QScriptValue obj = engine->newObject();
+    obj.setProperty("x", rect.x());
+    obj.setProperty("y", rect.y());
+    obj.setProperty("width", rect.width());
+    obj.setProperty("height", rect.height());
+    return obj;
+}
+
+void qRectFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue &object, QRect& rect) {
+    rect.setX(object.property("x").toVariant().toInt());
+    rect.setY(object.property("y").toVariant().toInt());
+    rect.setWidth(object.property("width").toVariant().toInt());
+    rect.setHeight(object.property("height").toVariant().toInt());
+}
+
 QScriptValue xColorToScriptValue(QScriptEngine *engine, const xColor& color) {
     QScriptValue obj = engine->newObject();
     obj.setProperty("red", color.red);
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h
index b8884be845..0fd3138b06 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ void vec2FromScriptValue(const QScriptValue &object, glm::vec2 &vec2);
 QScriptValue quatToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const glm::quat& quat);
 void quatFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue &object, glm::quat& quat);
 
+QScriptValue qRectToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const QRect& rect);
+void qRectFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& object, QRect& rect);
+
 QScriptValue xColorToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const xColor& color);
 void xColorFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue &object, xColor& color);